Carrier



Jan. 1925'? 1,521,993

E. 5. BROWN CARRTER Original Filed am 1921 Fill Patented Jan. 6, 1925.

EG'BERT S. BROWN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

alumina.

Application filed January 3, 1921, Serial No. 434,846. Renewed June 29,1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EGBERT S. BROWN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Carriers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to carriers.

More particularly the invention relates to carriers embodying tractionmeans for translating goods, wares and merchandise.

Some of the objects of the present invention are: to produce a. deviceof the character mentioned which will embody a loop formed principallyfrom an element possessing inherent flexibility by virtue of which theloop may be decreased or increased in size according as it is subjectedto or relieved from the weight of the thing to be translated; to producea simple and thoroughly eflicient device which embodies parts whichautomatically grip and release a thing; to provide means for limitingthe said loop to a predetermined size; to form the said loop withrelatively different degrees of flexibility so as to facilitate thedecrease and increase thereof. WVith these and other objects in view theinvention resides in the particular provision and con struction of partshereinafter more fully described and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the device of the presentinvention in use.

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view. 7 Figure 3 is atransverse detail sectiona view taken on the line 33, Figure 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing for the details ofconstruction of the device of the present invention it will be manifestthat, the same includes, principally, an element 10 having connectedthereto at one end, traction means 11, and a connector 12 at theopposite end thereof. The element 10 is composite in nature and consistsof a strand of inelastic but flexible material 13, and a plurality of ofvolute memsubstantially two-thirds the length of member 14; and themember 16 is substantially one-third the length of member 15. When tosurround a portion of the element. The

connector 12 comprises plates 17 which are held in spaced relation byportions thereof which are inturned as at 18, and the end of the element10 which is brazed, soldered or otherwise secured between the saidplates 17. The inturned portions 18 and a curved member 19 which will bedisposed on opposite sides of the element 10 serve toovercome 7 frictionconsiderably.

The end of the element 10 to which the part 12 is connected isrelatively stiff, in-

asmuch as the saidend, cross-sectionally,

consists of the strand l3, and the three members 141', 15 and 16. Undersuch arrangement the loop" may be quickly decreased and qu cklyincreased to its normal size from the decreased size. i A

The connector 12 embodies jaws 20, 20,

which, when the loop is reduced to a carrying condition, grip the thingto be carried.

The end 21 of the member 16 serves as a 1 stop. The said end engages thejaws 20, 20, and thus limits the reduction of the loop to apredetermined size, and prevents unnecessary strain from the weight ofthe thing be ing carried from destroying the flexibility of the element.

The traction means 11 consists of a part 22 which supports a groovedwheel 23. op erable over a track. The traction means 11 may be dispensedwith if desired. The traction means 11 is useful when things are to betranslated from one point to another, whereas, without the tractionmeans 11, the device may be used for hanging things such as bananas onthe spike.

The device of the present invention is highly efiective for translatingbananas on the spike or stem. In practice, the upper end of the stem isextended or projected into the loop formed; By allowing the weight ofthe stem and the fruit thereon to play against the bight of the loop,the same will be quickly decreased or reduced in size until the jaws 20,20, grip the said stem. The grip is most effective and allows the bananas to be readily translated to any desired place. When the device isrelieved of the Weight of the fruit, the inherentvfiexibility; olt' theloop, causes the ;loop to automatlcally;

enlarge itself for the ready removal of the.

fruit as Will be understood.

It is to be understood that no-limitationslare made to the precisedetails of construe; H

tion disclosed, but that changes, alterations.

and modifications Within tl1e. scope ,of, tl e claims may be resorted toWhen they are deemed desirable. zandvnecessary,

What'is claimed is;

1. A, device as. characterized embodyingg arr-element formed intoaaloop, \th,e said ele ment comprising a plurality of telescopi-,

cally arranged tvolute memb'ers being flexible to allow the decreaseandsubsequent au tomatic increase oftion-means.

2. ,Ai device, as; characterized embodying a loop; 'means for...holding, the element in loop formation, the said element compr s ng aplurality oftelescopically arranged volu te members being flexible, thesaid means al-v lowing the loop to be decreased andsubse= quentlyautomatically increased under; the action of the flexibility of the saidelement,

4:. A, device as; characterized embodying the :sa idloop andltracanelement formed into a loop, the said element; comprising anon-elastic flexible strand; and volute flexible members surrounding thestrand in telescopic relation.

5.- A" device as characterized comprising traction means, a compositeelement includplurality of volute members of varying degrees, offlexibility connected to said means'and means for maintaining theelement in looped formation.

6. A deyice was characterized comprising traction means, a compositeflexible element adapted to beformed into a loop connected to saidmeans,and means. including spaced plates. and guidemembers for maintaining theelement in loopeditormationr 7. A device .as characterized comprisingtraction means, a composite flexible. element adaptedito be tormed intoa loop connected to said, means, -means for maintaining the element inloopedformation, andmeans for limiting theureduction of the loop to apredetermined size.

8. A device as characterized comprising traction means, a compositeflexible elementadapted to beformed into a loop connected to said;means, slidable means including jaws forn maintaining the elementinlooped formation and a stop on said element which coacts fwith saidjawsfor-limiting the reductiO 1 of the loop to a predetermined size.

In testimony whereof I hereby afiiX my signature.

EGBERT S. BROWN.

